[Ireland]From Eamon to Ross, and finally to RebeccaI'm sitting with Rebecca De Havalland, in her office. Bright, homely, slightly zany but tasteful decor. This is a model agency and three of her girls are buzzing round, discussing photos, making tea and making me feel at home. "We all sing from the same 'hymen' sheet here... we all talk about things together." Rebecca smiles.

[India]Transgenders set the ramp on fireKareena and Vidya looked sizzling hot as the duo walked down the ramp wearing sarees and sporting a traditional hairdo; So were Madhuri, Tinu and Sanjana among scores of others. These Trans-genders and hijiras on Saturday sashayed down the ramp along side popular Odia cine star Anubhav Mohanty. The show was as entertaining and engaging as it can get.

[India]Unhappy parents look to 'cure' gay kidsKatrina, 20, a transgender born to parents who wanted a son after five daughters, says she was sent to a mental health institute to make her behave like a boy. “I was beaten, given electric shocks and sexually assaulted there, but when I shared it with my family, they refused to listen,” says Katrina, who has attempted suicide thrice.

[IL, USA]Homeless Youth Struggles to Build a Life in ChicagoDressed in black baggy jeans, a gray tank top and a Harley Davidson cap skewed backward, Juan Gallaher stood under a cool late-fall drizzle devouring a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from the Night Ministry’s homeless-youth-outreach van at Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street.